Kenneth Leonard is an expert on issues pertaining to substance
use and abuse. He has more than 30 years of experience as a
researcher in this field, with his work focusing on the effects of
substance use and abuse on marriage, families and interpersonal
relationships.

His research — funded by the National Institutes of
Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and
National Institute on Drug Abuse — has examined topics that
range from bar violence to the effect of alcohol on marital
aggression, parenting and infant development.

In addition to providing media with insight on substance use and
families, Leonard can comment on a range of topics such as the
growing crisis of opiate and heroin overdoses, and the debate over
whether marijuana should be legalized for medical and/or
recreational use.

He is a fellow and former president of the American
Psychological Association’s Division 50 (Addictions).

CONTACT:

Kenneth E. Leonard, PhDDirector and Senior Research Scientist, University at
Buffalo Research Institute on AddictionsResearch Professor of Psychiatry, Jacobs School of Medicine
and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo